NURNBERG, GERMANY 24 โดย Mikes Camera

Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), Germany's most famous artist, lived and worked in this massive half-timbered house (pictured, center right), for nearly 20 years, from 1509 onwards. This is not only one of the few surviving burgher houses from Nuremberg’s golden age, but even more significantly, it is the only surviving 15th century artist's house in Northern Europe. Today its rooms convey an authentic atmosphere of its era, and also reflect the house's history since 1828 as Germany's first artist's memorial site. A special feature is the tours led by an actress playing Dürer's wife Agnes. Changing exhibitions present items from the abundant holdings of the city's art collections, as well as valuable copies of Dürer's paintings. Historical printing techniques are demonstrated in the workshop, where my wife was invited to crank out - literally - a fine woodcut of Dürer's famous depiction of a Rhinocerous! This photo can be used copyright free, attribution only is requested.